Let there be Light: Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Electricity in Colonial Bengal, 18801945 
Let there be Light: Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Electricity in Colonial Bengal, 18801945 
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Book Summary
About the Book: Let there be Light: Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Electricity in Colonial Bengal, 18801945 Social and economic history of science and technology has emerged as a major theme of interdisciplinary research in South Asian history since the late 1990s. This book studies the correlation between technological knowledge and industrial performance, with the focus on electricity, an emerging technology during 1880 and 1945. The arrival of electricity necessitated the introduction of new institutional facilities, and with the growth of technological system, a new business culture grew-there was demand for trained manpower to handle machines and better educational facilities. Taking a broad view of the subject, the narrative of
ISBN-13
9781108835985
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Cambridge India
Publishing Date
2023
Total Pages
308

Let there be Light: Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Electricity in Colonial Bengal, 18801945 

by Suvobrata Sarkar (Author),
Cambridge India (Publisher)
fictionfantasyyoung adultaward winning
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Book Summary
About the Book: Let there be Light: Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Electricity in Colonial Bengal, 18801945 Social and economic history of science and technology has emerged as a major theme of interdisciplinary research in South Asian history since the late 1990s. This book studies the correlation between technological knowledge and industrial performance, with the focus on electricity, an emerging technology during 1880 and 1945. The arrival of electricity necessitated the introduction of new institutional facilities, and with the growth of technological system, a new business culture grew-there was demand for trained manpower to handle machines and better educational facilities. Taking a broad view of the subject, the narrative of
Book Specifications
ISBN-13
9781108835985
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Cambridge India
Publishing Date
2023
Total Pages
308